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I’m curious what sort of key words you see that make you think the person is not actually very good.

• exdsq 4y ago
  The entire thing reads like copypasta - the lack of humility from a fairly junior developer (9 years? I have 8 years experience in tech and still feel like a beginner) is just crazy. It's either satire or written by someone with the EQ of a pigeon.
  • mellavora 4y ago
    20-30 years in tech (depending how you count), and still a "beginner" at a large number of things. That feeling shouldn't go away. 8-14 years is not junior, it is mid-level. The author has established a strong reputation in their current company. Again, mid-level, looking at jumping to senior level. Post struck me as self-reflective and referring to observable metrics, also phrased as benchmarking their interpretation of those benchmarks vs the HN community. Humility is hard. Pigeons are flocking animals and would have a high EQ.
    • taytus 4y ago
      >The author has established a strong reputation in their current company. Oh please, it's a random post. You have no clue if the author is remotely saying the truth. Why people has to believe everything they read is besides me.
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• comprev 4y ago
  If you make the statement that you're a "10x developer" then there's a high chance you're not really. It smacks of arrogance and lack of humility, as a "10x developer" is really a fantastic communicator and "people person" who can accelerate the entire team's productivity through improving business relationships. The type of person who could quickly unblock the team through one phone call or message.
  • therealdrag0 4y ago
    Sounds like you’re just arguing the definition of 10x which is pretty irrelevant to OPs post.